Horn Cutting Tools Ltd based in Ringwood, Hampshire recently announced that ten new tooling
products would make their UK debuts at MACH 2020, rescheduled as MACH 2021 to be held at the NEC, Birmingham from January 25-28 (Stand 20-340).
The first new product is printed coolant attachments for reamers. During high-performance reaming of through-holes or deep blind holes, standard solutions often reach their technical limits. Long-chipping materials and those that are difficult to cut make it necessary to modify the tool system as well as the internal coolant supply. Accordingly, Horn Cutting Tools will announce the availability of bespoke, additively manufactured coolant discs that can be screwed on to the tool shank to ensure reliable chip control.
It results in extended tool life due to the direct, targeted cooling and, above all, reliable chip removal. Additive manufacturing enables the coolant outlets to be freely designed so the form of the outlets prevents chips from entering. Furthermore, the cross-section and exit angle of the cooling channel can be adapted to suit the specific machining task and the material to be processed.
